Improving female labor force participation in MENA

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dc.contributor.authorElAshmawy, Nadeen
dc.contributor.authorMuhab, Norhan
dc.contributor.authorOsman, Adam
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-10T15:27:29Z
dc.date.available2021-03-10T15:27:29Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-02
dc.description.abstractThe economic gender gap in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remains one of the largest in the world. Female labor force participation in MENA is the lowest globally, estimated at 20 percent (2019). The article presents arguments related to women’s participation in the job market, including men’s perceptions, along with practical realities of child care, commuting, low salaries, and lack of access to information. Emerging evidence from randomized evaluations in Egypt suggests that a range of programs to support women finding and getting to the work site, and interventions to update men’s perceptions, can increase women’s labor force participation.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/59738
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)en
dc.relation.urihttps://www.povertyactionlab.org/blog/11-2-20/improving-female-labor-force-participation-mena
dc.subjectWOMEN’S WORKen
dc.subjectWOMEN’S PARTICIPATIONen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESen
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATIONen
dc.subjectGENDER EQUITYen
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONen
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETen
dc.subjectMENAen
dc.subjectEGYPTen
dc.subjectMIDDLE EASTen
dc.titleImproving female labor force participation in MENAen
dc.typeMedia Articleen
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108439001
idrc.project.number108439
idrc.project.titleImproving the effectiveness of job fairs for young job-seekers in Egypten
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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